Leadership is not defined by the exercise of power but by the capacity to increase the sense of power among those led. The most essential work of the leader is to create more leaders.

Unity, not uniformity, must be our aim. We attain unity only through variety. Differences must be integrated, not annihilated, not absorbed.

That is always our problem, not how to get control of people, but how all together we can get control of a situation.

Management is the art of getting things done through people.

the best leaders try to train their followers themselves to become leaders. ... they wish to be leaders of leaders.

Part of the task of the leader is to make others participate in his leadership. The best leader knows how to make his followers actually feel power themselves, not merely acknowledge his power.

Coercive power is the curse of the universe, coactive power, the enrichment and advancement of every human soul.

In crowds we have unison, in groups harmony. We want the single voice but not the single note; that is the secret of the group.

We must face life as it is and understand that diversity is its most essential feature.

The best leader does not ask people to serve him, but the common end. The best leader has not followers, but men and women working with him.

Democracy is not brute numbers; it is a genuine union of true individuals...the essence of democracy is creating. The technique of democracy is group organization.

Loneliness becomes a lover, solitude a darling sin.

It is no ipso facto escape from dogma to assert (knowingly or not) non-dogmatism dogmatically.It is no ipso facto escape from credulity to believe in one's own scepticism.

There is no such dichotomy as 'human rights' versus 'property rights.' No human rights can exist without property rights.

At first, the new owner pretends he never looked at the living room floor.

Taking good pictures is easy. Making very good pictures is difficult. Making great pictures is almost impossible

Stop thanking god for your parking spot. He had nothing to do with it, and if he did, I want nothing to do with him.

The black people in this country are taught that their religion and the best religion is the religion of Islam, and when one accepts the religion of Islam, he's known as a Muslim.

I feel strongly about helping fundraise and donating to causes that help children, animals, and the environment. I wish I could do more!

Words could be just as deadly as steel.

The wren-box problem is becoming more acute each year, for wrens now demand better housing conditions and labor-saving devices.